In its 5th year of a
10 year long special
event leading up to
the 100th
anniversary of the
discovery of Pluto,W7P
will be activeFebruary
15-23, 2025.
TheNorthern
Arizona DX
Associationwill
be continuing
with year five
of the 10-year
special event
countdown to the
100th
anniversary of
the discovery of
Pluto by Clyde
Tompaugh at
Lowell
Observatory in
Flagstaff,
Arizona. This
annual 9-day
event is held
each February
through the 2030
anniversary.
This year’s
event will take
place February
15-23, 2025
(UTC).
Club members
will be
operating from
Lowell
Observatory and
their home QTHs
using the
special event
callsign W7P.
The annual cards
have subjects
centered around
Clyde Tombaugh,
the discovery of
Pluto, the moons
of Pluto, some
of his early
telescopes,
lenses used,
etc., with lots
of great
information.
QSL card and
certificate
information may befound
here.
Learning Opportunity
- On the Air Live:
“How to Use Your
Handheld Radio
ARRL is helping
members get the
most out of
amateur radio
throughOn
the Air Live, a
monthly series
of training
sessions. The
live events are
hosted by ARRL
Education
Specialist Wayne
Greene, KB4DSF,
and offer a deep
dive into topics
hams will find
useful. “We had
a great crowd at
January’sOn
the Air Live,”
said Greene. “We
showed folks how
to get started
in slow scan
television
(SSTV).”
The nextOTA
Liveis
February 25 at
8:00 PM EST and
will be on the
topic of “How to
Use Your
Handheld Radio.”Registration
in advance is
required,
but is free for
ARRL members. If
you can’t make
the live event,
a recording will
be available in
theARRL
Learning Center.
“On the Air Liveis
a perfect
intersection of
education and
inspiration. We
want
participants to
come away
empowered and
inspired to make
the most of
their
involvement in
ham radio,” said
ARRL Education
and Learning
Manager Steve
Goodgame, K5ATA.
The monthly
events tie in
with content
fromOn
the Airmagazine,
which will match
the current
subject matter
ofOTA
Live. All ARRL
members have
digital access
toOn
the Airand
three other high
quality
magazines atwww.arrl.org/magazines.
“We look forward
to having
members join us
forOTA
Live. The more,
the merrier, and
we hope to help
get hams more
involved in the
hobby,” said
Greene.
FindOn
the Air Liveand
replays in the
ARRL Learning
Center atlearn.arrl.org.
MONDAY
EDITION: I
am glad Philly won
and Brady is still
the GOAT....the
halftime nightmare
was the worst thing
I have ever
seen or heard.....
Film Capacitors Can
Go In The Wrong Way
Round? Who Knew!
You can work with a
part for many
decades, and still
learn something new
about it. At least
we can, and we don’t
mind admitting it.
Take film capacitors
— we all know they
aren’t a polarized
part like an
electrolytic
capacitor is, but as
[TheDannVal] points
out,that
doesn’t mean both
their leads are the
same.
This might sound
counterintuitive,
but if you consider
for a moment their
construction it
makes sense. A film
capacitor is made
from two strips of
foil with a strip of
plastic film between
then, rolled up
tightly into a
cylinder. One of the
pieces of foil that
forms one side of
the capacitor ends
up on the outside of
the cylinder, and
thus forms the
shield for the
other. Thus if that
side isn’t connected
to the lower
impedance side of
whichever circuitry
it resides in, it
can pick up noise,
while the inside
strip of foil can
not. It’s so obvious
when demonstrated,
but we have to admit
to never having
considered it
before. Some film
capacitors have a
line marked on them
to denote the
connection forming
the shield, for
those that don’t he
provides a couple of
methods for
detecting it.
The full video is
below the break, and
maybe you too can
now pay attention to
your capacitors for
lower noise audio
circuitry.
What are the
suspicious signals
being picked up by
Ham radios along the
India-Bangladesh
border?
Kolkata:
Amateur Ham radio
operators have
detected
unauthorised
late-night radio
transmissions in
coded Bengali, Urdu,
and Arabic along the
Indo-Bangladesh
border in South
Bengal, raising
security concerns
amid growing unrest
in Bangladesh.
The signals,
intercepted between
1 am and 3 am over
the past two months,
have been reported
from Basirhat and
Bongaon in North 24
Parganas and the
Sunderbans in South
24 Parganas. Alarmed
by these
transmissions, Ham
radio operators
alerted the Ministry
of Communications,
which forwarded the
matter to the
International
Monitoring Station
(Radio) in Kolkata
for further
investigation.
What makes these
signals suspicious?
According to
Ambarish Nag Biswas,
secretary of the
West Bengal Radio
Club, the
transmissions follow
an unusual pattern.
"The global norm
among Ham radio
users is that if a
third party enters
an ongoing
communication, they
must identify
themselves using a
radio identification
code or call sign.
But in these cases,
whenever we asked
for identification,
the signals went
silent. The pattern
remained the same in
all instances," he
said.
Biswas explained
that the first such
signal was detected
in mid-December by a
Ham radio operator
in Sodepur, North 24
Parganas. Initially
dismissed as an
isolated incident,
similar signals were
later picked up from
Basirhat, Bongaon,
and South 24
Parganas. Even
during the
Gangasagar Mela in
mid-January,
multiple Ham radio
users reported
hearing these coded
transmissions.
"These signals are
in coded Bengali,
Urdu, and Arabic,
sometimes with a
Bangladeshi accent.
There are also
instances of another
unidentified
language," Biswas
added.
Security agencies
step in
Following reports
from Biswas,
security agencies
have begun
investigating the
matter. Officials
from the Ministry of
Communications and a
senior security
agency
representative
visited him to
gather more details
about the signals.
A senior BSF
official, when
contacted,
acknowledged the
seriousness of the
situation.
"Unidentified radio
chatter along the
border is always a
matter of concern.
If we receive
details from Ham
radio users, we will
use our resources to
track the source of
these
transmissions," he
said.
Officials suspect
that smugglers and
extremist groups may
be using Ham radio
frequencies to
communicate, as
these are harder to
monitor compared to
mobile networks and
emails, which are
more easily tracked.
Similar incidents in
the past
This is not the
first time Ham radio
operators have
detected suspicious
transmissions along
the Indo-Bangladesh
border. In 2002-03,
similar
communications were
intercepted, leading
to the arrest of six
extremists operating
illegal radio
stations from
Gangasagar in South
24 Parganas. At that
time, the
transmissions were
in Pashto.
A similar incident
occurred in 2016,
when suspicious
radio activity was
detected in border
areas. In 2017, just
before communal
clashes erupted in
Basirhat, Ham radio
users picked up
unidentified
transmissions from
the region.
India and Bangladesh
share a 4,096-km
border, with 2,217
km along West
Bengal—much of it
porous. The latest
radio activity comes
amid heightened
tensions between the
two nations
following the ouster
of Sheikh Hasina
from power in Dhaka
last August.
Relations have
further strained
after Hasina fled to
India on August 5.
Adding to the
tensions, the recent
arrest of Hindu monk
Chinmoy Krishna Das
has intensified
concerns, with India
expressing alarm
over continued
attacks on
minorities,
particularly Hindus,
in Bangladesh.
Amidst the rising
uncertainty, Ham
radio operators
continue to monitor
the situation. "Ham
radio users are not
only hobbyists but
also serve as the
eyes and ears in
remote areas where
traditional
communication
networks may not be
accessible," Biswas
said.
WEEKEND
EDITION:
Superbowl weekend is
here, I would like
to see the Eagles
win but who knows....
The Hurricane
Watch Net (HWN),
founded on Labor Day
weekend 1965, is
celebrating its 60th
anniversary in 2025.
The net, known for
relaying surface
observations into
the National
Hurricane Center, is
also seeking
volunteers to serve
as net control
operators.
Net Manager Bobby
Graves, KB5HAV,
reports HWN is
preparing for what
could be, yet again,
an above-average
hurricane season and
that the net needs
more amateur radio
operators to help.
“We are starting
early this year in
preparations and
looking to add more
net control stations
to our roster,” said
Graves. “We are
looking for
dedicated new
members willing to
train to become net
control operators
(NCOs). While being
bilingual is not a
requirement, being
fluent in Spanish
and English or
French/Creole and
English is a plus.”
If you are
interested in
training to become a
net control operator
for the Hurricane
Watch Net, please
visit the net
control information
page, hwn.org/about-us/ncs_info.html.
2-220-440
finally but at what
price?
Finally, after
many years, fans of
the Kenwood brand
will be able to buy
a brand new
vehicle-mounted
transceiver; the
last of Kenwood, the
TM-71 and TM-710
were marketed in
2008, with a sort of
"restyling" in 2013
(TM-D710GE). At the
American trade fair
Hamcation was
presented this new
model, TM-D750,
is a dual-band
VHF-UHFFM
and D-Star with
a large detachable
front panel
(183x93cm/7.22×3.66in),
with a 3.45-inch
color graphic
display and front
speaker, equipped
with double
simultaneous
listening. The full
features have not
yet been disclosed,
but for now we only
know that it has a
built-in TNC for APRS and
packet radio, GPS,
Wi-Fi and bluetooth
module, USB-C port
and 2 micro SD
cards, probably to
record audio.
Amateur Radio
Emergency
Preparedness Act
Re-Introduced
WASHINGTON – U.S.
Senators Roger
Wicker, R-Miss., and
Richard Blumenthal,
D- Conn., and
Representatives
August Pfluger,
R-Tex., and Joe
Courtney, D-Conn.
announced their
joint
re-introduction of
legislation in the
Senate and House to
restore the right to
Amateur Radio
operators to install
the antennas
necessary to serve
their communities.
Homeowner
association rules
often prevent
Amateur Radio
operators from
installing antennas
at their homes even
though Amateur Radio
has proven to be
essential in
emergencies and
natural disasters
such as hurricanes
when other means of
communication fail.
“Mississippians
should have access
to every possible
means of warning for
natural disasters,
including amateur
radio operators. In
an emergency, those
warnings can mean
the difference
between life and
death,” Senator
Wicker said. “The
Amateur Radio
Emergency
Preparedness Act
would remove
unnecessary
roadblocks that
could help keep
communities safe
during emergencies
like tornadoes,
hurricanes, and
fires.”
“When disaster
strikes, amateur
radio operators
provide vital, often
life-saving
information, which
shouldn’t be
hindered by
prohibitive rules or
confusing approval
processes. The
Amateur Radio
Emergency
Preparedness Act
eliminates obstacles
for ham radio
enthusiasts,
allowing them to
continue their
communications and
serve their
communities in the
face of
emergencies,” said
Senator Blumenthal.
Read more American
Radio Relay League |
Ham Radio
Association and
Resources –Read
More
Amateur Radio
Newsline Report
HAM TO TRANSMIT SSTV
IMAGES FROM 1ST
POLAR-ORBIT
SPACEFLIGHT
JIM/ANCHOR: Our top
story takes us high
above the North Pole
and the South Pole.
A ham radio operator
is one of four
astronauts scheduled
to orbit the Earth
in the weeks ahead
via both poles --
for the first time
-- as we hear from
Graham Kemp VK4BB.
GRAHAM: A ham radio
operator is one of
four astronauts who
will be aboard the
first spaceflight to
orbit the Earth via
the North and South
poles. The mission
aboard the Fram2 is
scheduled to last
anywhere from 3 to 5
days after its
scheduled launch
sometime after the
1st of March. The
spacecraft ‘s name
is a tribute to the
Fram, a
Norwegian-built ship
used on expeditions
to both poles during
the late 19th and
early 20th
centuries.
The space mission’s
pilot Rabea Rogge of
Germany is that
nation's first
female astronaut.
She holds the
amateur radio
callsigns LB9NJ and
KD3AID. She will
transmit SSTV images
using the amateur
radio equipment on
board. Although the
images are to be
sent as part of a
high school and
university
competition for
students, the images
may also be received
by any amateur radio
operator capable of
receiving SSTV
transmissions. After
the mission is
complete, the images
will also be
available for
viewing on the SSTV
gallery of Amateur
Radio on the
International Space
Station.
This is also an
ambitious scientific
research mission.
Flying an estimated
425 to 450 km above
both poles, the
flight is expected
to present
unprecedented views
of both polar
regions. The crew
will conduct a
variety of
scientific
experiments on
board.
Rabea’s crew mates
on the Dragon
spacecraft will be
commander Chun Wang
of Malta, vehicle
commander Jannicke
Mikkelsen of Norway
and mission
specialist Eric
Philips of
Australia.
Additional details
about the mission
and each crew member
can be found by
following the link
that appears in the
text version of this
week’s newscast at
ARNewsline.org
[Do not read:
https://f2.com/ ]
This is Graham Kemp
VK4BB.
(AMATEUR RADIO
DAILY, FRAM2
WEBSITE, SPACEFLIGHT
NOW)
**
AUSTRIAN SHORTWAVE
SITE DISMANTLED
JIM/ANCHOR: What was
once radio history
in Austria is now,
as expected, reduced
to rubble. We have
details from Jeremy
Boot G4NJH.
JEREMY: The historic
short-wave radio
transmitting site at
Moosbrunn, Austria,
has been dismantled.
The Austrian
newspaper, Der
Standard, reports
that the demolition
in late January
marks the end of a
long episode in
broadcast history.
The destruction was
described in the
newspaper as [quote]
"a precise, targeted
explosion."
[endquote]
The facility, built
during the Cold War
Era, had once been
home to Radio
Austria
International. After
Radio Austria went
off the air in 2003,
the transmitter was
used by
international
broadcasters such as
Radio D.A.R.C. a
programme produced
by the German
national amateur
radio society. After
the closure of the
Moosbrunn site at
the end of December
2024, Radio D.A.R.C.
moved to the
short-wave station
in Woofferton,
England, which has
been carrying it
since January.
This is Jeremy Boot
G4NJH.
(RADIO WORLD, DER
STANDARD.DE)
**
GET READY FOR WORLD
RADIO DAY
JIM/ANCHOR: World
Radio Day, February
13th, was adopted in
2012 by the United
Nations to
acknowledge radio's
role in people's
lives everywhere.
Although the focus
is usually on
broadcast radio
services, amateur
radio will be
involved in some
events around the
world. This year's
theme is "Radio and
Climate Change." One
of the many
international events
happening involves
the Shanghai Coast
Radio Station XSG,
which maintains a
Global Maritime
Distress and Safety
System as well as
Morse code telegraph
services, The
station is hosting a
two-day Crossband
Event in which the
radio station will
communicate via CW
with amateur radio
operators, with each
side transmitting on
their authorized
frequencies while
monitoring the other
party's frequencies.
The event runs from
00:00 UTC on the
12th of February to
00:00 UTC the next
day.
For a list of
amateur radio
frequencies that XSG
will be monitoring
for ham
transmissions, see
the text version of
this week's newscast
at arnewsline.org
[DO NOT READ:
3521.3-3526.3kHz
7021.3-7026.3kHz
10121.3-10126.3kHz
14021.3-14026.3kHz
21021.3-21026.3kHz
(SWLING POST;
RADIOREFERENCE.COM)
**
TURKISH AMATEURS
ACTIVATE IN MEMORY
OF EARTHQUAKE VICTIM
JIM/ANCHOR: Hams in
Turkey are
remembering a friend
and fellow amateur
who lost his life
two years ago when a
deadly earthquake
rocked the region.
Jason Daniels VK2LAW
tells us what
they're doing.
JASON: Mustafa Asim
Ezer, TA8DX, was 44
years old and, with
his wife, he was
eagerly awaiting the
birth of a daughter
in just a few days
when a catastrophic
earthquake shook
Turkey on the 6th of
February, 2023. They
had even picked out
the baby’s name:
Pera.
An avid radio
operator,
mountaineering
enthusiast and
search-and-rescue
volunteer, Mustafa
did not survive the
7.8 magnitude quake,
which shook southern
Turkey, northern
Syria and
neighbouring
regions.
His fellow amateurs
are using the
special event
callsign TC8DX
through the 17th of
February to honour
the memory of one of
their own - a
businessman and
outdoorsman who gave
back so generously
to his community.
His fellow hams are
remembering him as
the founder of an
amateur radio
association in
Kahramanmaras and an
active supporter of
many activities on
HF and the VHF-UHF
bands.
Mustafa’s final
gesture of support
to his community
came in 2023,
shortly before his
death. He was among
those activating
special event
station TC100TC to
mark the 100th
anniversary of the
founding of the
Republic of Turkey.
Two years later, his
fellow hams now mark
a more somber
anniversary and
remember their
friend.
This is Jason
Daniels VK2LAW.
(425DX BULLETIN,
TADX.ORG)
**
BRAZIL'S NAVY OKs
1ST ARCHIPELAGO
DXPEDITION IN 23
YEARS
JIM/ANCHOR: For the
first time in 23
years, amateur radio
operators have been
granted permission
for a DXpedition
from a South
American archipelago
in the Atlantic
Ocean. Jeremy Boot
G4NJH has the
details.
JEREMY: A DXpedition
is going forward to
the St. Peter & St.
Paul Rocks in the
Atlantic Ocean after
ham radio operators
with the Araucária
DX Group received
permission to
operate. The team
said that the
authority came from
the Brazilian Navy,
which operates a
research station on
the archipelago's
major islet,
Belmonte. The
activation of the
callsign PY0S will
signal the first
activation of its
kind from the
archipelago since
the PTØS DXpedition
in November of 2012.
The Araucária team
plans to travel in
October or November
to the site, which
is the 14th among
ClubLog's Most
Wanted DX entities.
According to a press
release, the hams
have a goal going
beyond calling QRZ.
They said they want
to "increase
world-wide awareness
of this unique rock
formation and the
role played by the
Brazilian Navy in
scientific research
and study of this
extremely difficult
and rare
environment."
[endquote]
The operation will
not be on the rocks
themselves. As
stipulated by the
Navy permit, the
team will be on a
boat anchored not
far from the shore.
Five Radios in a Box
will be used for
operating CW, SSB
and FT 8 on 160
through to 6 metres.
There will be six
local operators:
Adrian KO8SCA, Fred
PY2XB, George AA7JV,
Mike KN4EEI, Peter
PY5CC and Tomi
HA7RY, along with a
number of remote
operators.
This is Jeremy Boot
G4NJH.
(ARAUCARIA DX GROUP,
425 DX BULLETIN)
**
AUSTRALIAN REGULATOR
FINALIZES
LICENSE-FEE CHANGES
JIM/ANCHOR: Faced
with the upcoming
sunset of methods
used to calculate
fees for repeaters,
beacons and some
apparatus amateur
licenses, the
Australian
Communications and
Media Authority has
finalized small
changes it is
making. These
changes, based on a
new methodology,
will take effect
after the 1st of
April sunset of the
previous method. The
result is that
repeaters, beacons
and non-assigned
apparatus licenses
will be assessed
$52.62 annually. The
changes do not
affect those holding
Australian class
licenses, which have
no annual fees. The
ACMA said in its
February 5th
announcement that it
has not yet
finalized its
apparatus license
tax reforms for
radionavigation-satellite
service repeaters.
**
HAM CLUB LIVES THE
GOOD LIFE IN
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
JIM/ANCHOR: Life is
good in one senior
living community in
Maryland, where
retirees have a
small but active ham
club - and
respectable log of
contacts. Andy
Morrison K9AWM tells
us about them.
ANDY: The
Charlestown Amateur
Radio Club KB3CAN
has an outlook that
is anything but
retiring. With only
a small membership
in a Maryland
retirement
community, the club
recently completed
Winter Field Day
with 95 digital and
SSB contacts in the
log. Last summer,
members were active
in in ARRL Field Day
and the Maryland QSO
Party.
The club has
something else to
celebrate - the
second year since
its rebirth on the
grounds of
Charlestown Senior
Living, a nonprofit
retirement community
in suburban
Catonsville that
provides continuing
care ranging from
independent living
to skilled nursing.
Club president Gary
Rogers KO3F [Kay Oh
Three Eff] said that
although the
community has a long
history of having an
amateur radio club,
the original club
had to be dismantled
more than a decade
ago to accommodate
building
renovations. When
Gary moved there in
2022 and discovered
that his apartment’s
construction made it
difficult to get on
the air easily, he
met with two members
of the original club
to start things up
again.
Gary told Newsline
in an email that the
administration
wasn’t just on board
but became part of
the rebirth. He said
[Quote] “The
administration not
only approved but
assigned their
maintenance staff to
run the coax through
the conduit to the
roof and install the
antennas with me
supervising.”
[Endquote]
Installations were
completed by
November of 2023 -
everything from the
grounding system to
ensuring the roof
warranty was not
compromised by the
presence of
antennas. There are
10 club members
ranging from their
70s to their 90s.
Gary said the club
recently developed
the capability to do
Winlink, a global
email system that
uses radio
frequencies instead
of the internet. The
club’s next step is
to explore how
members can get on
the air remotely
from their
apartments.
This is Andy
Morrison K9AWM.
(GARY ROGERS, KO3F;
PATCH.COM)
**
DEADLINE APPROACHES
FOR SOFTWARE AWARD
NOMINEES
JIM/ANCHOR: You have
until the 28th of
February to nominate
your favorite ham
radio open source
software project for
the 6th annual
Amateur Radio
Software Award! This
international honor
promotes free
innovative software
that enhances the
ham radio
experience. Past
winners include
David Rowe, VK5DGR,
for Codec 2, Anthony
Good, K3NG, for
Arduino CW Keyer and
Jordan Sherer,
KN4CRD, for JS8Call.
Find award rules and
the official
nomination form at A
R S award dot com.
(arsaward.com)
(AMATEUR RADIO
SOFTWARE AWARD)
**
WORLD OF DX
In the World of DX,
Mika [MEE Kuh],
OH2FFP, is operating
as OJ1ABOA from Aboa
Research Station,
Antarctica, IOTA
number AN-016 until
the 12th of
February. QSL via
OH2FFP.
Listen for Bruno,
VE3BRU operating as
S79/VE3BRU from Mahe
[MAH HAY], IOTA
number AF-024,
Seychelles until the
20th of February,
using CW and SSB on
40-10 metres. See
QRZ.com for QSL
details.
Bernhard, DL2GAC, is
using the callsign
H44MS from Malaita
[MUH-LIGHT-A], IOTA
number OC-047, in
the Solomon Islands
between the 9th of
February through to
the 7th of May. He
will be calling QRZ
on 80-6 metres using
SSB and FT8. See
QRZ.com for QSL
details.
The special-event
callsign II3MPL [EYE
EYE THREE MPL] is on
the air through the
1st of May, marking
the 50th anniversary
of ARI Merano/Meran
IQ3MP. See QRZ.com
for QSL details.
Marty, KE4TT, is on
the air as P4/KE4TT
from Aruba, IOTA
number SA-036 until
the 11th of March,
using CW, SSB and
FT8 on various HF
bands. See QRZ.com
for QSL details.
(425 DX BULLETIN)
**
KICKER: SQUIRRELING
AWAY A PERSONAL
TREASURE
JIM/ANCHOR: For this
week's final story,
we tell you about
one SOTA activator's
highest summit of
achievement. It's
actually no bigger
than a card that
could fit in his
wallet. We hear
about him from Ralph
Squillace KK6ITB.
RALPH: Ray, KD8EQA,
is still a few weeks
away from achieving
Mountain Goat status
as a SOTA activator
-- but even in the
three-plus years
he's been involved
in Summits On The
Air, the Colorado
ham has found many
kinds of meaningful
recognition, most of
them with a
connection to
animals. As a SOTA
chaser, he received
a Rooster Award from
his friend Steve,
WGØAT, after 50
successful contacts
with activators on
Mt. Herman. This
unofficial honor was
granted in memory of
Steve's two beloved
goats, Peanut and
Rooster. Ray later
became an official
Shack Sloth,
achieving 1,000
points chasing
summits throughout
Colorado.
As both the
elevations and Ray's
point score began to
soar, so did his
enchantment with the
natural beauty
around him. Becoming
a ham in 2021, it
didn't take long for
the avid hiker to
step out with his
portable gear: His
first SOTA
activation was on
Mt. Antero [ANN
TERRO], a so-called
"fourteener" for its
14 thousand plus
feet above sea
level. Enchanted by
nature's vistas and
animals - from moose
to hummingbird - Ray
has had his share of
what he considers
"wow moments."
What he received in
June of 2023 has no
equal in his eyes.
It was not the 4
points he got that
day for his
activation on
Devil's Head summit.
No, Ray was in the
national forest
specifically to
visit the active
fire tower, where
Ashley, the tower's
lookout officer, had
promised to present
him with a card
bestowing membership
in something the
Forest Service
called the Ancient
and Honorable Order
of Squirrels. An
internet search
shows that, at least
since the 1940s, the
forest lookouts have
presented these
cards at active fire
towers around the US
to raise public
awareness of the
perils of forest
fires.
To Ray, there is no
greater honor than
being a
card-carrying Forest
Service squirrel.
The card is a
tangible reminder of
all that was once
good in our world so
long ago and still
surrounds us now. "I
cherish this," he
told Newsline:
[quote] "It is one
of the most valuable
things I own."
[endquote]
FRIDAY
EDITION: I
went to Market
Basket early before
the milk and toilet
paper ran out, the
frenzy begins before
snow storm
hype..Looks like a
lot of laid off
government workers
with no skills are
being laid off,
maybe they should
get a hobby like ham
radio to fill their
time while looking
for a real job. Love
or hate Trump, but
he is draining the
swamp and
backfilling it....My
oldest son has had
chickens for years,
smart boy along with
his bee
hives.....Eggs were
just $3.99 today at
MB, no big deal....
Senators Wicker,
Blumenthal
Reintroduce
Legislation to
Protect Amateur
Radio Operators
February 6, 2025
WASHINGTON–
U.S. Senators
Roger Wicker,
R-Miss., and
Richard
Blumenthal,
D-Conn., today
reintroduced the
Amateur Radio
Emergency
Preparedness
Act, which would
give amateur
radio operators
the right to
install amateur
radio antennas
and serve their
communities.
Many homeowner
associations
prevent amateur
radio operators
from installing
outdoor antennas
on residential
properties.
However, this
communication
method has
proven to be
essential in
emergencies and
natural
disasters, such
as hurricanes in
states like
Mississippi and
Connecticut.
“Mississippians
should have
access to every
possible means
of warning for
natural
disasters,
including
amateur radio
operators. In an
emergency, those
warnings can
mean the
difference
between life and
death,”Senator
Wicker said.“The
Amateur Radio
Emergency
Preparedness Act
would remove
unnecessary
roadblocks that
could help keep
communities safe
during
emergencies like
tornadoes,
hurricanes, and
fires.”
“When disaster
strikes, amateur
radio operators
provide vital,
often
life-saving
information,
which shouldn’t
be hindered by
prohibitive
rules or
confusing
approval
processes. The
Amateur Radio
Emergency
Preparedness Act
eliminates
obstacles for
ham radio
enthusiasts,
allowing them to
continue their
communications
and serve their
communities in
the face of
emergencies,”said
Senator
Blumenthal.
Background:
The Amateur
Radio Emergency
Preparedness Act
would limit the
scenarios in
which homeowner
associations
could ban,
prevent, or
require approval
for the
installation or
use of amateur
radio antennas.
Among other
provisions, this
legislation
would:
Prohibit
homeowner
association
rules that
prevent or
ban amateur
radio
antennas;
Clarify the
approval
process for
installing
amateur
radio
antennas;
and
Give amateur
radio
operators a
private
right of
action.
The full text of
the legislation
can be found here.
Parcae: A Trio of
Spy Satellites
Did you ever hear of
a satellite called
Parcae (pronounced
like park-eye)? If
you haven’t, don’t
feel bad—it was,
after all, a
top-secret project
only revealed in
July 2023. [Ivan
Amato] not only
heard about it, but
also wrote a
fascinating peek
into the
cloak-and-dagger
world ofcold-war
spy satellitesfor
this month’s IEEE
Spectrum.
According to [Ivan],
the satellite helped
the United States to
keep track of
Russian submarines
and was arguably the
most capable
orbiting spy
platform ever. Or,
at least, that we
get to hear about.
Given that it was
built in the 1970s,
it was amazing that
the satellite wasn’t
very large. The
craft itself seemed
small compared to
its solar panels.
Even today, the
satellite remains a
bit of a mystery.
While the NRO—the US
spy satellite
agency—did
acknowledge its
existence in 2023,
there is very little
official information
about it, although,
apparently, other
curious people have
unearthed data on
Parcae over the
years. According to
the NRO, the
satellites have not
been in use since
2008.
The Parcae—named
after the Romans’
three fates—worked
in groups of three
and launched in a
“dispenser” that
carried the trio of
spaceships. They
could listen to
radio emissions from
ships and use very
accurate clocks to
pinpoint their
location based on
the slight
differences in the
time each satellite
heard the signal.
One of the system’s
unique features was
that thanks to a
minicomputer, ship
positions could be
in users’ hands in
minutes. That
doesn’t sound so
impressive today,
but it was an
amazing achievement
for that time.
The article goes
into more detail
about how the
individual
satellites used a
gravity boom for
orientation and a
lot of details about
the designers. Of
course, some of what
Parcae could do is
still secret for
now, so there may be
more to this story
later.
THURSDAY
EDITION:
More snow, a few
inches and another
storm on Saturday
night, good time to
play radio...Over
the weekend, the
Federal Aviation
Administration officially
designated the
airspace above the
Caesars Superdome as
a “No Drone Zone”
during and ahead of
the big game. Drone
operators who do fly
their devices into
the restricted area,
accidentally or
otherwise, could
have their drones
confiscated or
receive hefty fines
up to $75,000. The
decision comes just
weeks after a
hobbyist drone
collided with a
plane helping combat
wildfires in
California and amid
an uptick in drone
sightings around
the country.
Circa 1906. "Engine,
Mount Washington
Railway, White
Mountains, New
Hampshire." The
little engine that
could also serve as
a portable pizza
oven.
Yes, ginger ale
really does taste
better on a plane.
Here’s why.
I love enjoying a
free carbonated
beverage on a plane.
Who doesn’t?
However, my Sky-et
Coke doesn’t always
hit quite the same
when I’m among the
clouds. It turns out
that there’s an
actual,
physiological reason
for the shift in
soda taste we
experience while
flying.
The chances are that
many of you will
have made an FM
“bug” style
transmitter, a
simple
one-transistor
oscillator usually
driven by a small
electret microphone.
It’s also relatively
straightforward to
do the same for AM,
and if you take a
look through
AliExpress you’ll
find some modules
which do just that.
[Doz Television
Workshop] has one,
and he’s treated us
toa
thorough run-down of
its design before
addressing some of
its shortcomings.
An AM transmitter is
simple enough, in
this case an
oscillator and
buffer driving a
class C power
amplifier. The
modulation is
applied by a
transistor in series
with the power amp,
driven from an audio
amplifier. Some
attention has gone
into the design of
this one, with a
proper output filter
and plenty of room
for tweaking to
achieve proper
levels and
modulation density.
There are some
problems though —
The modulator
transistor is
mounted upside down
for the heatsink,
and the frequency
stability leaves
something to be
desired. [Doz] fixes
the heatsink
mounting and
incorporates a DDS
frequency
synthesizer with an
Arduino for control.
More after the
break…
The resulting
transmitter is
better, but there’s
still a problem. The
limitations of AM
broadcasting
demanded both
limiting and
pre-emphasis, which
he applies in
software through one
of the more powerful
Teensy boards. We
have to admit we’d
have tried to do the
job the analogue
way, but that’s
merely preference.
This board looks to
be a good solution
for an AM radio
collector wishing to
use their sets in an
age of declining AM
transmission. It
should be legal
under Part 15 for
Americans, but as he
points out it’s not
for Brits. We
suspect such a
low-powered device
wouldn’t attract
adverse attention
though. The video is
below the break.
WEDNESDAY
EDITION:
Another day,
another donut at
the club this
morning. We are
applying for a
grant that would
make us handicap
accessible,
including new
doors, a ramp,
new bathroom,
etc. We estimate
it will top
$100k, lets see
how we do...
FCC Upholds
Forfeiture Order
Against Amateur
Licensee
The U.S. Federal
Communications
Commission (FCC)
has upheld the
record fine it
proposed in 2022
for an
Idaho-based
amateur radio
operator for
intentionally
interfering with
radio
communications
directing fire
suppression
efforts.
In a
Forfeiture Order
released in
early January,
the Commission
affirmed its
original civil
penalty of
$34,000 against
Jason Frawley, a
licensee of
amateur radio
station WA7QC,
“for willfully
and repeatedly
operating
without
authorization
and interfering
with the radio
communications
of the United
States Forest
Service in
2021.”
Specifically,
Frawley was
found
responsible for
interfering with
the radio
communications
of the U.S.
Forest Service
and the Idaho
Department of
Lands during
efforts to
direct fire
suppression on a
1000-acre
wildfire on
national forest
land outside of
Elk River, Idaho
in 2021.
Lonar
Meteor Lake
is a creator
lake formed
by the
impact of a
meteor
5,00,000
years in the
past. It is
an
astronomical
wonder in
itself.
VU2DSI,
Datta from
India is
operating/activating
from this
unique place
in the world
of astronomy
from 20
February to
24 February
2025.
Lonar Meteor
Lake in Buldhana
district,
Maharashtra
state in India.
OSU Amateur
Radio Club
embraces
tradition while
in new era of
communication
Radio
waves first
created a
phenomenon in
Oklahoma more
than 100 years
ago. For the
first time,
people could
hear someone
speak from miles
away, all from
the comfort of
their own
homes.
It was
almost like
magic, inspiring
people to learn
as much about
radio as
possible. This
enthusiasm
turned radio
into a hobby,
with individuals
taking to the
airwaves in a
non-commercial
way. Known as
amateur radio,
the hobby has
been enjoyed for
decades.
Oklahoma State
University, then
Oklahoma A&M
College, created
one of the first
amateur radio
clubs in the
U.S. in 1924,
located on the
fourth floor of
what is now
Engineering
South. Part of
the setup was a
dipole antenna
along the roof,
and the derricks
that held the
antenna were
still visible
more than 100
years later.
Engineering
students and
faculty were
able to immerse
themselves in
rapidly
advancing
technology,
creating an
outlet for
innovation.
Under
the call sign
W5YJ, radio as a
hobby continued
to advance at
OSU through the
decades. Over
the years, the
club became
inactive until
it rebooted in
2024.
Bringing
back a legacy
In this
new era for the
OSU Amateur
Radio Club,
focus is placed
on continuing
the original
values of
learning and
technical
expertise. The
club also wants
to expand into
more digital and
emergency
communication.
The
club received
$9,700 from the
American Radio
Relay League
Foundation to
help it reform
for the future.
Advanced
Technology
Research Center
room 023 will
house the club’s
equipment and be
the main meeting
location during
the spring
semester. The
club may be
relocated to a
more visible
location in the
future.
Trey
Dorrell, a
senior
mechanical and
aerospace
engineering
major, is
president of
W5YJ. He and the
club recently
participated in
Winter Field Day
2025, allowing
members to
showcase radio’s
versatility and
importance in a
real-world
scenario.
Dorrell
was first
introduced to
amateur radio
after getting
his radio
technician
license in 2023
while working
for Cowboy
Rocketworks. He
needed a license
to operate the
flight computers
to track
rockets.
He got
a handheld radio
and began using
repeaters, an
amateur station
that receives a
signal on one
frequency and
simultaneously
retransmitting
it on another.
By leveraging
this technology
— similar in
principle to the
relay systems
used in cellular
radio — he could
extend his
communication
range and
connect with
Stillwater
Amateur Radio
Club members. He
then earned his
general radio
license, which
allows a person
to use more
operating modes
and use the
majority of the
amateur spectrum
below 30
megahertz.
He
continued to
gain experience
with radio and
sought advice
from Dr. Chuck
Bunting,
associate dean
of research for
CEAT, and Tim
Sickbert, a lab
coordinator in
the Noble
Research Center,
about reviving
the club.
“Reforming W5YJ
has been a mix
of preserving
its history and
building
something new,”
Dorrell said.
“The most
important part
moving forward
is getting the
word out so
students can
become involved.
Securing funding
has been a big
step, but now
it’s about
encouraging
participation
and creating a
community.
“Once
we have a solid
group of active
members, we can
start expanding
what the club
does, from
hosting events
and study
sessions to
organizing
operating
activities and
projects.
Building
involvement is
the foundation
for everything
else we want to
achieve.”
The
club will invest
in better
equipment,
organize more
events and
activities and
create a
stronger
presence on
campus.
“This
is a
game-changer for
the club and
will help us
have a much
bigger impact
moving forward,”
Dorrell said.
“It will make it
much easier for
students to
explore the
hobby without
having to invest
in their own
radios right
away.”
Much more
than a hobby
Bunting, an OSU
Amateur Radio
Club advisor,
was first
exposed to
shortwave radio
as a child
visiting his
grandparents’
home in Norfolk,
Virginia. He
still has the
tube-type
Hallicrafters
receiver that
sparked his
imagination in
the 1960s, which
led him to
electrical
engineering and
ultimately into
electromagnetics.
Bunting
earned his
technician and
general licenses
in February 2021
and took to the
local and
regional
airwaves. Early
on, he
participated in
“Nets,” which he
described as
being like
“radio chat
groups” with
various topics
being discussed,
all with the
goal of being on
the air and
communicating.
Since 2021, he
has had about
16,000 QSOs, or
people he has
made contact
with, in 140
countries.
Since
then, he has
been involved
with K5SRC, the
local amateur
radio club in
Stillwater, and
set out to help
revamp the OSU
club.
To
Bunting,
students
engaging in
radio provide
opportunities in
radio, radio
science,
engineering and
communication,
and anyone can
get as deeply
involved as they
choose.
“There
are several
research
programs in
engineering that
require an
amateur radio
license to
operate
transceivers,
including the
NASA CubeSat
program and the
OSU rocketry
club,” Bunting
stated. “These
often use APRS
(automatic
packet reporting
system) - a
digital
communication
system that
allows sharing
of real-time
information such
as GPS or
weather data.
Computers now
intermingling
with radios has
unlocked a
multitude of
possibilities.”
Something
for everyone
The OSU
Amateur Radio
Club is looking
to recruit and
retain members.
It has 44
members and
counting and
aims to showcase
the
organization's
fun and
challenging
aspects.
Dorrell
said the club
offers something
for everyone by
offering
hands-on
opportunities to
learn practical
skills such as
electronics,
troubleshooting
and problem
solving. It also
introduces
students to a
global community
connected by
passionate radio
enthusiasts.
“It’s
not just a hobby
— it’s a gateway
to learning,
networking and
contributing to
real-world
applications
like emergency
preparedness or
community
support,”
Dorrell said.
“Overall, it’s
an accessible
and rewarding
experience that
builds skills
for both
personal and
professional
growth.”
The
club is open to
all majors and
will guide
students on the
fundamentals of
radio and the
licensing
process.
Once
members get
licensed, they
can join the
weekly network,
a conversational
meeting held by
radio using the
club’s repeater.
The club also
has a portable
radio that can
be set up for
global
communication,
Morse code and
digital modes,
which allows
text and email
to be sent over
radio
frequencies.
“We’re
also looking to
expand into
exciting
activities like
communicating
with the
International
Space Station
and practicing
emergency
preparedness,”
Dorrell stated.
“And this is
just scratching
the surface of
what the club
has to offer.”
Paxton
Bradford, the
club’s vice
president, is an
MAE major
expecting to
graduate in May
2026. He, like
Dorrell, was
introduced to
radio while
using an app to
track rockets
with Cowboy
Rocketworks.
He said
the club is a
great way to
become involved
with something
fun and
challenging with
his peers. It
also is a way
for students to
learn outside of
the
classroom.
“The
club is not only
a great way to
become involved
with fellow
students and
even faculty at
the school, but
it also allows
opportunities
for students to
learn with
something that
can be
challenging but
rewarding to
master,”
Bradford said.
Bradford
suggests anyone
interested in
the club give it
a try as it
could be a
useful skill to
learn that can
set someone
apart from other
students.
“Members can do
several
different things
with the club
now, and the
opportunities
for what they
could do are
nearly endless,”
Bradford
explained.
Landon
Vogts, a senior
MAE major, first
learned the
history of W5YJ
through the
archives of the
Daily
O’Collegian on
the Edmon Low
Library’s
website. He also
watched Dorrell
make long-range
contact with one
of the club’s
radios last year
and jumped at
the chance to
join the club.
"W5YJ
can help OSU
students learn
about the hobby
of a thousand
hobbies that is
amateur radio,”
Vogts said.
“Members of W5YJ
get to hang out
with other hams,
learn about
amateur radio,
and, of course,
operate the
club's radios.
The easiest way
to learn about
amateur radio
with no
experience, the
way I did it,
was to use the
HamStudy app on
my phone. It has
all the
questions,
answers, and
explanations you
need to pass
your exam and
earn your
license.”
TUESDAY EDITION:
Still
winter here on
the island but
spring is only
one month and
one week
away...Looks
like Panama,
Mexico, and
Canada all saw
the light and
got a month
reprieve on the
tariffs. They
will bend to the
will of the
Pres., border
security will be
beefed up at
their cost and
China gets the
boot running the
Panama Canal....
Capacitor
Decoupling
Chaos, and Why
You Should
Abandon 100 nF
Everyone
knows that the
perfect
capacitor to
decouple the
power rails
around ICs is a
100 nF ceramic
capacitor or
equivalent, yet
where does this
‘fact’ come from
and is it even
correct? These
are the
questions that[Graham]
set out to
answer once and
for all. He
starts with an
in-depth
exploration of
the decoupling
capacitor (and
related) theory.
[Graham] then
dives into the
way that power
delivery is
affected by the
inherent
resistance,
capacitance, and
inductance of
traces. This is
the problem that
decoupling
capacitors are
supposed to
solve.
Effectively,
the decoupling
capacitor
provides a
low-impedance
path at high
frequencies and
a high-impedance
path at low
frequencies.
Ideally, a
larger value
capacitor would
be better, but
since this is
the real world
and capacitors
have ESL and ESR
parameters, we
get to look at
impedance
graphs. This is
the part where
we can see
exactly what
decoupling
effect
everyone’s
favorite 100
nano-farad
capacitors have,
which as it
turns out is
pretty
miserable.
Meanwhile, a
1 µF (ceramic)
capacitor will
have much better
performance, as
shown with
impedance graphs
for MLCC
capacitors. As a
rule of thumb, a
single large
decoupling
capacitor is
better, while
two MLCC
side-by-side can
worsen noise.
Naturally, one
has to keep in
that although
‘more capacity
is better for
decoupling’,
there is still
such a thing as
‘inrush current’
so don’t go too
crazy with
putting 1,000 µF
decoupling
capacitors
everywhere.
Making the
Longest-Distance
Radio Contact
Possible
One of the
more popular
activities in
the ham radio
world is DXing,
which is
attempting to
communicate with
radio stations
as far away as
possible. There
are some feats
that will earn
some major
credibility in
this arena, like
two-way
communication
with Antarctica
with only a few
watts of power,
long-path
communication
around the
globe, or even
bouncing a
signal off the
moon and back to
a faraway point
on Earth. But
these modes all
have one thing
in common:
they’re
communicating
with someone
who’s also
presumably on
the same planet.
Barring
extraterrestrial
contact, if you
want to step up
your DX gameyou’ll
want to try to
contact some of
our deep-space
probes(PDF
warning).
[David
Prutchi] aka
[N2QG] has been
doing this for a
number of years
now and has a
wealth of
knowledge and
experience to
share. He’s
using both a 3.2
meter dish and a
1.2 meter dish
for probing deep
space, as well
as some custom
feed horns and
other antennas
to mount to
them. Generally
these signals
are incredibly
small since they
travel a long
way through deep
space, so some
amplification of
the received
signals is also
needed. Not only
that, but since
planets and
satellites are
all moving with
respect to each
other, some sort
of tracking
system is needed
to actively
point the dish
in the correct
direction.
With all of
that taken care
of, it’s time to
see what sort of
signals are
coming in.
Compared to
NASA’s 70-meter
antennas used to
communicate with
deep space, some
signals received
on smaller
dishes like
these will only
see the carrier
wave.This
was the case
when an amateur
radio group used
an old radio
telescope to
detect one of
the Voyager
signals recently.
But there are a
few cases where
[David] was able
to actually
receive data and
demodulate it,
so it’s not
always
carrier-only. If
you’re sitting
on an old
satellite TV
dish like these,
we’d certainly
recommend
pointing it to
the sky to see
what’s out
there.If
not, you can
always 3D print
one.
MONDAY EDITION:
Quick plow and
we are all set,
2-3 inches of
snow
Radio Magic
on a Cold
Winter’s Night
A January FM
E-Skip opening
after midnight
that was so
unusual
In the wee hours
of Jan. 14, I
experienced a
radio
propagation
event I can only
describe as
magical.
If you’re
familiar with
E-Skip
propagation on
the FM radio
band, you likely
associate it
with happening
in the
summertime—and
the data backs
that up. Now
into what will
be my 20th year
seriously DX’ing
on FM, I’ve kept
track of when
E-Skip openings
of more than 30
minutes in
duration occur.
The lion’s share
takes place in
May, June and
July, with
activity often
stretching into
early August.
Frequency
of E-Skip
events since
2005 that
I’ve tracked
in New
Jersey over
the April to
August
period.
But as the late
Pat Dyer
(WA5IYX), a
lifelong student
of Sporadic-E,
observed, there
is also a
secondary winter
peak period.
Just after
midnight on the
14th, I was
finishing a walk
with my dog,
Judy. I noticed
on my
RabbitEars.Info
FM autologger the
reception of
92.9 KKXL(FM)
from Grand
Forks, N.D.,
approximately
1,230 miles from
my location in
southern New
Jersey.
Theoretically,
it’s possible to
hear that
station via
meteor scatter
propagation, which
I’ve written
about before.
However, that
distance would
be unusually far
for that mode
and I’ve never
observed KKXL
via meteor
scatter in the
past.
Lo and behold, I
checked DXmaps’
real-time QSO
spots for
six-meter ham
contacts and
they were
active. It was
an after
midnight E-Skip
opening! I
figured it
probably would
exit the FM band
pretty quickly,
as a previous
one earlier this
month that I
observed did.
But once I got
to my SDR at
home, the band
was alive with
activity.
The
unusual late
night Jan.
14, 2025
E-Skip
receptions
from my
location in
southern New
Jersey.
It was
everything I
love about a
summertime
opening to the
upper Midwest,
only on a
26-degree night
in January. The
maximum usable
frequency was
reaching the top
of the FM band.
I was hearing
signals from
Winnipeg,
Duluth, Fargo,
Bismarck, Minot,
Minneapolis and
Wausau. It kept
going into the 1
a.m. hour and
the event didn’t
wrap up until
after 2 a.m.
FM DX’er and TV
meteorologist
Allan Nosoff
listened to the
event from
Brooklyn, N.Y.
He shared an
audio clip of
90.9 WHRM(FM)
from Wausau,
Wis., at the 1
a.m. top of the
hour, which
contains Wisconsin
Public Radio‘s
identifier.
Allan also heard
101.5 KSSS(FM)
Bismarck, N.D.,
from his
location, at a
distance of
approximately
1,390 miles. He
shared the
opening on
social media:
ARTICLE
HAMS YOU MIGHT KNOW- ALIVE
AND SK
K1TP-
Jon....Editor of As The World
Turns....
WB1ABC-
Ari..Bought an amp and now we
can here him on 75 meters,
worships his wife, obsessed with
Id'ing N1BOW-Phil...Retired
broadcast engineer, confused and
gullible, cheap, only uses
singl ply toilet paper KB1OWO-
Larry...Handsome Fellow
,only cuts lawn in August, plows
snow the rest in Jackman, Maine W1GEK-
Big Mike....Nearfest Cook, big
motor home, electronics software
engineer ... AA1SB-
Neil...Living large traveling
the country with his
girlfriend...loves CW N1YX-
Igor....peddles quality Russian
keys, software engineer K1BGH...Art.....Restores
cars and radio gear, nice fella... N1XW.....Mike-easy
going, Harley riding kind of
guy! K1JEK-Joe...Easy going, can
be found at most ham flea market
...Cobra Antenna builder.. KA1GJU-
Kriss- Tower climbing pilot who
cooks on the side at
Hosstrader's... W1GWU-Bob....one
of the Hosstrader's original
organizers, 75 meter regular,
Tech Wizard!!! K1PV-
Roger....75 meter regular, easy
going guy... W1XER...Scott....easy
going guy, loves to split
cordwood and hunt... KB1VX-
Barry- the picture says it all,
he loves food! KC1BBU-
Bob....the Mud Duck from the
Cape Cod Canal, making a lot of
noise. W1STS- Scott...philosopher,
hat connoisseur,
KB1JXU-
Matthew...75 meter regular...our
token liberal Democrat out of
Florida K1PEK-Steve..Founder
of Davis-RF....my best friend
from high school K9AEN-John...Easy
going ham found at all the ham
fests K1BQT.....Rick....very
talented ham, loves his
politics, has designed gear for
MFJ... W1KQ- Jim- Retired
Air Force
Controller...told quite a few
pilots where to go! N1OOL-Jeff-
The 3936 master plumber and
ragchewer... K1BRS-Bruce-
Computer Tech of 3936...multi
talented kidney stone passing
ham... K1BGH- Arthur, Cape Cod,
construction company/ice cream
shop, hard working man.... W1VAK-
Ed, Cape Cod, lots of experience
in all areas, once was a Jacques
Cousteus body guard.... K1BNH-
Bill- Used to work for a bottled
gas company-we think he has been
around nitrous oxide to long W1HHO- Cal...3941
group K1MPM-
Pete...3941
group WA1JFX-
Russell...3941
SILENT KEYS
Silet Key
KA1BXB-Don...Regular
on 3900 mornings....just
don't
mention
politics
to
him,
please! Silent Key
N1IOM- 3910 colorful
regular Silent Key
WS1D-
Warren- "Windy" - Bullnet Silent Key
KMIG-Rick....75
Meter Regular....teaches the
future of mankind, it's scary! Silent
Key
Neil
-K1YPM
.....a
true
gentleman Silent Key
K1BXI- John.........Dr.
Linux....fine amateur radio op
....wealth of experience... Silent KeyVA2GJB-
Graham...one of the good 14313
guys back in the day. Silent Key
K1BHV-
David...PITA Silent Key
W1JSH-
Mort...Air Force man Silent Key
K1MAN--Glen....PITA
Silent KeyKB1CJG-"Cobby"-
Low key gent can be found on
many of the 75 meter
nets......... Silent KeyWB1AAZ-
Mike, Antrim, NH, auto parts
truck driver-retired Silent KeyWB1DVD-
Gil....Gilly..Gilmore.....easy
going, computer parts selling,
New England Ham.. Silent Key
W1OKQ-
Jack....3936 Wheeling and
Dealing......keeping the boys on
there toes.... Silent Key
W1TCS-
Terry....75 meter
regular, wealth of electronic
knowledge... Silent Key
WIPNR-
Mack....DXCC Master, worked them
all!.. 3864 regular for many
years... Silent Key
WILIM- Hu....SK at 92... 3864
regular for many years... Silent Key
N1SIE-
Dave....Loves to fly Silent Key:N1WBD-
Big Bob- Tallest ham, at 6'10",
of the 3864 group Silent Key:
W1FSK-Steve....Navy
Pilot, HRO Salesman, has owned
every radio ever built! Silent Key:
W4NTI-Vietnam
Dan....far from easy going cw
and ssb op on 14275/313 Silent Key:K1FUB-Bill-
Loved ham radio....